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Birgit Lissenberg-Witte

Assistant Professor

Biography

I am an assistant professor and biostatistician working at the Clinical Trial Methodology and Statistical Consultation Team within the Department of Data Science and Biostatistics of the Julius Center. My interests lie in survival outcomes, quality of life questionaires and innovatice clinical trial methodology, mainly focusing on de-escalation of oncological treatment. I also collaborate with researchers from other disciplines to design, conduct and analyze clinical research.

Before I joined the UMC Utrecht, I worked at the VU University Medical Center (VUmc; later Amsterdam UMC – location VUmc) as a biostatistician, providing methodological and statistical consultancy for clinical researchers, and served as a methodologist of the Medical Ethical Review Board.

I hold a PhD degree in Mathematical Statistics from the Delft University of Technology (2011) and a MSc degree in Mathematics from the VU University Amsterdam (2005).

Recent publications

Integrated Methylation and Copy Number Analysis for Noninvasive Bladder Cancer Detection in Urine Irene J Beijert, Birgit M M Wever, Norbert Moldovan, Yara van den Burgt, Annick Nouwens, Ymke van der Pol, Anouk E Hentschel, Judith Bosschieter, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Paul C Kauer, R Jeroen A van Moorselaar, Florent Mouliere, Jakko A Nieuwenhuijzen, Renske D M Steenbergen
JCO Precision Oncology, 2026, vol. 10
Individual Variability of CD19+ B-Cell Repopulation in People With Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Extended Interval Dosing of Ocrelizumab Laura Hogenboom, Lisa G Schoof, Liza M Y Gelissen, Jop Mostert, Luuk van Rooij, Elske Hoitsma, Caspar E P van Munster, Jeroen van Eijk, Nienke F Kalkers, Kirsten S Adriani, Anke Vennegoor, Ilse M P Arts, Liselore Mensing, Marijke Eurelings, Koen de Gans, Oliver Gerlach, Erwin L J Hoogervorst, Mark E Kloosterziel, Jolijn J Kragt, Ruben P Portier, Ide Smets, Björn M van Geel, Jessica Nielsen, Christiaan M Roosendaal, Jurgen R Piet, Esther Zeinstra, Onno N Groeneveld, Bob W van Oosten, Brigit A de Jong, Bernard M J Uitdehaag, Eva M M Strijbis, Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte, Joep Killestein, Zoé L E van Kempen
European Journal of Neurology, 2026, vol. 33
Association of General Practice Continuity With Hospital Admissions and Costs Marije T Te Winkel, Annemarie A Uijen, Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte, Rob J van Marum, Henk J Schers, Pauline Slottje, Jettie Bont, Otto R Maarsingh
Annals of Family Medicine, 2026, vol. 24, p.321-328
Development of Narrative Abilities in (Re)telling a Story in Typically Developing Dutch School-Aged Children Elske Bolk, Annette Scheper, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Theo Goverts, Sophia E Kramer
Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 2026, vol. 69, p.3738-3760
A Bayesian Prevalence-Incidence Mixture Model for Screening Outcomes With Misclassification Thomas Klausch, Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte, Veerle M H Coupé
Statistics in Medicine, 2026, vol. 45
Association between continuity of care and detection of hypertension in Dutch general practice Nick Ryan van der Velde, Marije T Te Winkel, Jos P Kanning, Birgit I Lissenberg-Witte, Ralf Harskamp, Otto R Maarsingh
BMJ Open, 2026, vol. 16